Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-07-28

Attorney to institute proceedings un
der the code of civil procedure, and
to pay therefor from the district road
fund of the particular district.
6.-Let out by contract the improve
ment of highways and the construc.
ton and repair of bridges or other
adjuncts to highways, when the
amount of work to be done by con-
tract exceeds one hundred dollars.
Levy property road tax.
S.-Order and direct overseers spe-
cially in regard to work to be done
on particular roads in their districts.
9.-Cause to be erected and main
tanned on the highways they may des-
ignate,guide posts, properly inscribed.
1O.-Cause the road tax collected
each year to DO apportioned to the
road districts entitled thereto, and kept
by the Treasurer in separate funds.
11.-Audit and draw warrants on
the funds of the respective road dis
tricts when required to- pay for right
Of way or improvements thereon.
81. The road districts rnust be
carefully and distinctly defined and
described; until such division is made
the road districts of the various coun.
ties must continue as they are at pres.
ent defined. Road districts may be
altered, changed, created or modified
by the Board Of Commissioners, as
occasion requires.
S72. Overseers of road districts re-
ceive notice of their appointment
from the Clerk of the Board of Com.
missioners, and within ten days there
after must give the official bond re-
quired by the Board in the order of
appointment or confirmation, and
take the usual oath OF office. The
notice and certificate that the bond
has been filed, and the oath taken and
endorsed thereon, or a certified copy
thereof, constitutes a commission and
authorizes the person named in and
holding the satne to discharge the du.
ties of overseer until superseded,
S73. Road overseers, under the d.
rection and supervision and pursuant
to the order of the Board of Commits
sioners appointing them, must:
Take charge of the public
highways within their respective dis
tricts.
Keep them clear from obstruo.
tons and in good repair.
3.-Cause banks to be graded,
bridges and oauseways to be made
where necessary; keep the same in
good repair, and renew them when
destroyed.
4.--Glve two days notice to the in
habitants Of his road district liable to
do work on roads, when, where and
with what Implements, and under
whose direction to work and superin.
tend the same.
5.-Collect from each inhabitant
notified to work and who fails to
work or prefers to pay it the commu-
tation fec.
6.-Make semi annual reports of all
labor performed in his district, and
how all road pol! tax and com mutation
moneys were expended, to the Board
Of Commissioners, under oath.
7.-Receive and present petitions
for new roads, recommend or disap
prove the same, and assist in LAYING
them out.
S.-Collect all road poll taxes in
the mode provided for the collection
OF other poll taxes, and faithfully &C
count for and pay over the same.
9.-Pay over to his successor or in
to the fund of his road district in the
County Treasury, all road moneys in
his hands and unexpended.
10.-Receive for his services from
money coming into his hands belong.
ing to his road district, the sum of
three dollars for each days service
performed by him, to be audited and
ordered paid by the Board of County
Commissioners.
S74. From the road tax collected
from all sources the Board of Com.
missioners may annually set apart a
sum not exceeding twenty-five per
cent. of the aggregate, for general
county road purposes, from which
they may direct such amounts to be
paid as NAV be found necessary for